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London LG03/04

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You may not know colleagues suffer from epilepsy. Would you know what to do, inside and outside the workplace if you witnessed a seizure? Would you be confident providing assistance to someone in need?

Monday 26 March is World Epilepsy Day and to raise awareness, as well as ensure staff know how to support their colleagues, the SCME L&D Group working with HR have arranged short awareness training sessions in Manchester and London. The sessions will be delivered by a facilitator from Epilepsy Action – the accredited epilepsy training organisation.

Epilepsy is a complex condition and affects 1 in 10 people in their lifetime. There are over 40 different types of seizure and epilepsy can affect people in different ways. These sessions will focus on how to recognise a seizure, what you can do to support your colleagues, as well as the actions you should take if you witness a colleague having a seizure.

As a department, we encourage all colleagues to support one another. If you feel that you or members of your team would benefit from this training, please sign up for the sessions here and/or pass on to your colleagues.